Second half of the SL starts tonight, which means that the records for all teams are 0-0 and we can forget about the ugly first half Mobile had. Gary Jones has mentioned several times that with the exception of the series with league-killers Jacksonville, the BayBears have been playing quite well. But have they? Keep in mind that they have played without Cesar Carrillo (who was promoted) for much of the season. The BayBears started out the year with a .409 record through April. They have only two losing streaks 5 games or longer; most of their losses come after wins in a win/loss pattern. In May, the team was 13-29, and in the last month Mobile has a winning record of .411. Has anything really changed? It seems like it, the players play with more energy and urgency, but the numbers don't back it up. The only way you can really change and improve "the numbers" is to win. A good start would be to take a series which begins tonight against Huntsville, the only other team with a worse record than Mobile in the first half.

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